dialectal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectal
Adjective
  • Kirsh sets the tone for the brainier side of this episode via two of this episode’s punchier scenes — ones where the dialectic dialogue really pops.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some are building chatbot therapists trained on dialectical behavior therapy.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • Runnymede in Surrey was another central regional hub, with cattle brought from a distance.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But this year, their sense of safety was shattered when two regional powers conducted a direct strike on a Gulf country for the first time.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Platforms powered by compounders offering medications Big Pharma never prioritized: low-cost combo topicals, precise dosing, and nonstandard formats that reflect real-world patient needs.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The buttons for switching between these sections are across the bottom of the interface, which is itself nonstandard (most people would look to the top of the interface).
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mays brought the quality of Elegba’s duality to life with impeccable, almost intuitive range, dancing from whimsical embodiment to archival vernacular to colloquial ease with incredible intention and timing.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Today’s Wordle Etymology The word lefty is a colloquial formation from left + the diminutive/agentive suffix -y.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Once again, his use of vernacular and social media address appeared to be mocking the President’s own style.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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